OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Toure Heywood, Georgia State University Police Department
Sunday, May 31, 2015
ATLANTA ,GEORGIA May 28, 2015--Police Officer Toure Heywood succumbed to
injuries sustained 12 years earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop.
As he spoke to the occupants of the vehicle a second vehicle struck the first car head-on and then struck him. He was transported to a local hospital where he remained in ICU for several days.
His health continued to deteriorate as a result of the incident. On May 28th, 2015, he passed away while undergoing organ transplant surgery to replace his stomach, liver, pancreas, upper bowel and lower bowel.
Officer Heywood was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had previously served as a corrections officer before joining the Georgia State University Police Department. Following the crash he became a member of the East Point Police Department where he served as a detective at the time of his passing.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Connie Sampson
Georgia State University Police Department
15 Edgewood Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
SOURCE OFFICER DOWN MEMORIAL PAGE via www.odmp.org